African Ports Rising: In-depth Report including Infographics and Downloads.
Huge sums of money are being ploughed into West Africa’s ports, and not before time, but will a regional hub on this part of the continent emerge? The past five years have seen many ports along the West Africa coast transformed, as private investment has led to the development of...
CONTAINER BULK HANDLING (CBH): REVOLUTIONIZING MINING LOGISTICS
CODELCO, the largest copper producing company in the world has revolutionized mining logistics of its copper concentrate. It has re-engineered bulk handling, using a completely sealed zero material loss system from the mine to the hatch of the ship at Puerto Angamos in Mejillones, Chile. The traditional method of bulk...
APMT, Nigeria: Africa’s second largest Port gets the green light.
APMT, the global terminal network with 200 port and inland services operations in 58 countries around the globe, will invest over US$2 billion dollars in a new port in Nigeria, which will be the second largest port in Africa after Port Said. This is the single largest investment made by the company, according to the...
MPS, Ghana: Positive step in expansion of Tema port.
The proposed GBP 1.5 billion expansion of Ghana’s Tema Port is poised to become one of West Africa’s largest and most well-equipped seaports. Meridian Port Services (MPS) is heavily involved in this expansion of Ghana’s busiest port terminal. The multi-purpose facility will include a new 1.4-kilometre quay for four container berths with 16-metre draft and a 3.85-kilometre...
GPHA, Ghana: 20 more JCB Teletruks
The long association of the JCB Teletruk with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority continues with the recent award and delivery of a contract for 20 new machines. These unique compact hydrostatic machines are the perfect tool for unstuffing containers with their varying contents. The 3.5MT capacity machines with their versatile...
SUBSEA 7, Ghana: 16000 Crawler Assembly and Training
The Pasico team under leadership of senior engineers Phil Coggin and Elvis Dongwiri, recently completed a 3-week assembly of a Manitowoc 16000 crawler crane for client Subsea 7. The crane is now the largest crawler crane in Ghana. Phil and Elvis spent two weeks in Singapore on technical training in...
Big Cranes in Ghana: First Grove GMK6400 Crane Sold into Africa.
Mobicrane is a leading supplier of lifting equipment to the mining, oil and gas service industries in Ghana and the wider region. Paterson Simons, the dealers for Manitowoc Grove amongst others, recently handed over a GMK6400 (400MT), Manitowoc Grove’s flagship model, to Mobicrane at Manitowoc Grove in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This...
A critical crane lift planned and executed for SUBSEA 7 in Ghana.
Senior Engineer for CIT – our lift planning, training and inspection subsidiary – Phil Coggin, was recently asked to attend a critical lift as an Appointed Person on behalf of Paramount / JMI. CIT are also responsible for all crane & lifting gear inspections on site. These ‘suction piles’ for...
Manitou Telehandler sold to Newmont Mine, Ghana specially designed to replace excavator cylinders.
James Heels, the Paterson Simons Ghana Country manager, recently sold a Manitou MHT-X 10225 Telehandler with special cylinder handler attachment to Newmont Ahafo mine in Ghana, via Thomas Alnaa, the Mine Maintenance General Foreman. The mining specification 22.5T capacity Telehandler with forks and cylinder handler, supplied with full remote control,...
Another successful crawler crane assembly: Sekondi, Ghana.
The crane will be working on site for approx 12 months lifting and turning large steel assemblies as they are fabricated by Group 5. The job got a commendation from Modec the end client who were impressed with the Paterson Simon’s team’s performance. ABOVE: Ernestina Nketsiah-Kwofie, Paterson Simons’s Heath, Safety and Environmental...
Douala Cameroon: Rubber Tired Gantry Crane Assembly.
In September, 2014 the company completed another RTG fleet assembly this time in Cameroon at Douala International Terminal (DIT) which is run jointly by Bolloré Africa Logistics and APM Terminals. The action included Grove GMKs assisting with RTG assembly. Gys Ehlers was the senior engineer on site. ABOVE: Lifting the cab and spreader...
TERBERG: New Cab Raises the Roof.
Over the years Terberg has secured a leading position in the RoRo-tractor market. The robust and well-designed tractors have been used in ports around the world for decades; mostly in ports in Europe and Africa, where many goods are transported via RoRo-ships. Regardless of load weights, ramps and tractor connections,...